Quote Originally Posted by MetEdDawg View Post
The thing that impresses me the most is that as a losing team I think we got better in the last week. I hated seeing Wood go, but one thing we do have is starting pitching depth. And I'm with you, I want to see how well Perez, Wisler, Folty, and Banuelos do at the end. But I like what we've put together. I don't know what we can do with the contracts of Bourn and Swisher for next year, but if we can figure something out, I would like to keep one of them. Probably more Swisher than Bourn just because I like Swisher at a utility guy that can play 1st when Freeman is hurt/resting and a corner OF spot too. And right now I think Eury Perez and Bourn are close to the same player with Eury having a better arm.

We finished 4 games below .500 last year. If we can do better than that, I would be ecstatic about the future. If we can get an offseason bat, we are a contender next year. I still think we might make a run at Cespedes in the offseason. Not sure if there will be any other RH OF power bats next year but he's probably the best. Add him into a lineup with Markakis, Freeman, Olivera, hopefully Maybin, then you've got something. Then Teheran, Miller, Folty, Williams Perez, Banuelos, or Wisler, and that's a darn good looking rotation. Need some bullpen help but I like what we've got next year potentially.
I expect Bourn in cf next season and Maybin traded in the offseason